The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-04-06
OUR CITY COUSINS.

OUR CITY COUSINS.
Friday there arrived in this city car
load of horses for DIR. w. Seward Webb.
AS he already had some eighty high, and
possibly some low, bredS in his stable here,
the last installment would seem not to have
been called for; but as his income is only
81 800 day, it is surmised he will pull
through and not come out spring poor.
The doctor and his brother in-law Twombly
now own about two thousand acres on the
lake shore in Shelburn, and l understand
they purpose to make it Central Park, No.
.. Three thousand dollars day iudiciously
expended on a few acres ought to fit up
quite a farm. But then, the doctor is no
snob, and Mrs. Webb does not put on airs
She handles the ribbons after the old Com
modore Vanderbilt style, and moves along
in the even tenor of her way like other
sensible women. She knows a good horse,
and can harness him. When she wants
buggy or harness she walks into the carriage
or harness-shop and buys it. In this she
differs from several high ladies " in this
city. Not long since | was in the leading
harness establishment here when a lady in
search of style came in who wanted har-
ness, lap-robe and outfit. She said;
want something extra; what did Mrs. -
order last?" evidently determined to ape
somebody or do better, and 80 it goes. There
is a lawyer, so called, in this county who
says he always keeps the portrait of Choate
X, Il
study to be a Choate, and the poor fellow
don't know that " law is a rule of action"
But then he thinks he is Choate.
THE YACHT CRAZE.
"Champlan" Murray has got all northern
Vermont and New York crazy on yachting.
1t is yachting three times a day and be-
tween meals. Poor mortals who cannot
pay their tailoring bills must belong to the
yacht club, as they would not be in style
did they not. 1t is believed that nearly a
half dozen yachts will be built here this
season, some costing a thousand dollars
more or less. The purchase of Providence
Island by the Central Vermont and Grand
Isle Steamboat companies will form another
lake attraction, as it is purposed to tit II up
in fine style-a commodious hotel, ball
grounds swings, tables, etc. The horse
cars Monday struck iron for the first time
for weeks and are doing good business.
THE NEW CAMPUS.
Colonel Woodbury's leasing of several
acres ON the line of the horse-cars about
equally distant between this city and
Winooski, which he proposes fitting up for
a baseball ground and for other sports has
given the baseball element new jog. The
colonel will surround il with a high fence,
build grand stand, with ample standing
capacity, and there will also be a band
stand and everything in tirst-class shape.
THE NEW CITY GOVERNMENT.
The wisdom of the city assembled in
their parlors Monday looked wise and
proceeded to organize. Alderman Sutton
(democraD was elected president of the
board of aldermen on the tifty-seventh bal
lot, though a majority of the board are re-
publicans. This result has excited great
Indignation among the republicans, who
can't understand why such action was
taken. City officers were elected as fol-
lows: Clerk, Charles e. Allen; treasurer,
G. ID. Weller; city attorney, Robert Rob
erts; grand Juror, A. q. Whittemore; health
officer, DIR. j. ii. Linsley; street superin-
tendent, John Black superintendent of
water-works, f. IL. Parker; city engineer,
j. w. Votey; constable, Il. Selden; chief of
police, Joseph Barton; overseer of poor, G..
A, Rumsey chief engineer, Il. f. Perkins,
and several minor officers. Some of the
selections occasioned much surprise, and
the Free Press is in painful state of mind.
BIG STEAL.
Saturday afternoon last Mr.. A. G.. White
more took from his safe a small box con-
tanning some S12 900 in securities, placed IL
on the table and started for the bank, Mrs.
Whittemore being in the office. Shortly
Mrs. Whittemore was called to an adjacent
room, and when Mr.. Whittemore returned
he found "A strange lady saying she wanted
to hire a house, which was described to her,
and she left oStqnsibly IN look at the Same